HB 403 Summary

• Eliminates the requirement that a sentencing court must approve the transfer of a prisoner to a transitional control program; the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction can now transfer eligible prisoners during their final 180 days of confinement without court assent

• Requires the Department to notify the sentencing court at least 60 days before transferring a prisoner to transitional control for offenses committed after July 1, 1996, or those serving minimum terms of 2 years or less under indefinite prison sentences

• Expands victim notification requirements by mandating that victims of serious crimes (aggravated murder, murder, violence felonies of first-third degree, or life sentences) receive notice of transitional control transfers regardless of prior notification requests

• Maintains procedural protections including institutional summary reports, victim impact statements, and the ability for victims to submit statements that the Division must consider before approving transfers

• Harmonizes multiple prior amendments to sentencing and corrections statutes from the 132nd General Assembly to ensure coordinated implementation of these changes